We all live in a world where everyone is judged by society, looks v.s. personality, and here’s the honest truth. Looks will always come before personality － in the beginning at least. It doesn't matter how great your personality is, the first thing people notice about you will be your looks and you will be judged based on the way you present yourself with your outside appearance. Let’s put it this way, if you were put into a position where you had to choose between someone with a flawless face, a gorgeous smile and a great sense of style OR someone that’s average looking, of course you would pick the person who looks better, no matter how bad of a personality they have, because personality never outshines looks at first glance. The problem with people complaining about how they always go into the wrong relationships, and they always end up hurt by “assholes” or “players” is you have to know it’s you who put yourself into those situations so there’s no one to else to blame for your mistakes. In order to not repeat the same concept, you will just have to open your eyes and look beyond someone’s looks for once, then maybe you’ll find something that will actually be worthy of your time. I’m not saying looks aren't an important quality, it is. Face it, who doesn't want to be with someone that they can show off to the whole world? But what I am saying is, we often pass up on people who have been right in front of our eyes because we never thought of giving them a chance.

PS. This is a post dedicated to one of my close girlfriends x

Love,
Velene xoxo

Before this day comes to an end, I just wanted to dedicate a lil' somethin to my parents.

Although it is my birthday today, I should not have been the star of the show.

21 years ago on this exact day, my parents joyfully brought me unto this wonderful world. And for the past 21 years they had to endure my stubborn, hard-headed, selfish, ignorant demeanor (sometimes I wonder why you guys never disowned me haha) They guided and stayed with me through all the hardships and low lows that I have faced and celebrated the highs.

Mum, thank you for never giving up on me, 21 years ago when you struggled during labour, on those days where I don't listen and when I argue back stubbornly. Thank you for telling me that I am worth everything in this world, that I should be treated like a queen, and that I should never settle for anything less. Thank you for being you, for being someone I will forever look up to.

Dad, thank you for being my role model, for teaching me what life is worth. Thank you for being my biggest fan, through the wins and the fails. Thank you for putting family first, and sacrificing everything you have so that we are happy. Thank you for always believing in me, in my potential to do whatever I wanted to do in life. Thank you for telling me to fight for what I believe in, and to stand up for myself for nothing but the very best. I will always be my "daddy's girl".

my instagram

Once again, this day shouldn't be about me, it's about my mummy and daddy.
I thank everyday that out of all the parents that I have you guys, a perfect match and a perfect plan. Cheers to 21 years of love! I really love you guys :D

Thankyou for those people who messaged me happy bday greetings, I will reply to them soon :)

Love,
Velene xoxo

It's impossible to be loved by everyone.

You can’t be loved by everyone. Why? Because of society. Sometimes you try to be nice and you try to respect everyone around you, but there are those kinds of people who put you down and tell other people that you’re just being fake and you just want something from them. Of course you get hate, it has become a normal thing in life now. You might get hate, but you also get love at the same time.

Early birthday gathering

Today I had an early birthday celebration with my pharmily! Eventhough not all could make it due to work and other reasons, but luckily there were some who came♥
We lunched at Brotzeit  in the 140 Lane Perth. Since I own another blog that dedicates to food and beauty reviews, I have posted a post there.

Check it out HERE!

Enjoy reading!

Have a lovely night y'all! :)

Love,
Velene xoxo

Do you ever wonder about people sometimes?

The ones you've touched slightly but never did they remain in your presence for a long time. I meant those you said “Hi” to when walking in the school hallways, those who went to your birthday parties when you were a kid but never again when you became a teenager, those strangers you met on the street and maybe had a random conversation with. I sometimes think about the people I used to know and talk to. I wonder how they’re doing.

Final choice.

4th July 2015: Though I admit, I said goodbye to you so many times, but today is the day..  Goodbye. Again. For the final time.

Quote of the day: "There are people we can't live without, but have to let go."

The ones who are always the first to start a conversation with you, listens to your problems and even goes as far as continuing after your one word replies, be thankful of them because no one would waste time on someone they don’t care about. 

I don’t believe it when someone says looks don’t matter.

In fact, I think it’s complete bullshit. You can try to tell me otherwise and argue that from your point of view but I mean, looks do and will always matter to a certain point.

For example: have you ever heard someone say I want to get to know him/her because their personality is stunning? Probably not, because when you meet someone, the first clear impression you get of them will be their looks, since I don’t think it’s possible for anyone’s personality to be written out on their forehead.

Truth to be told, in order for you to want to get to know someone on a more intimate level, you have to be attracted to the way they look. But as time go on, it’s the way they present themselves which makes them more appealing. Such as the way they dress, talk or the way they do certain things.

And overall, personality matters the most because you can’t change your personality with your outside appearances.

Grateful.

Lately I feel really blessed to have such supportive group of friends, some friends that we haven't contact for quite a while because we each go to different pathways, but when one bumped into each other, it felt like no time has passed at all! Seeing all these people lately (that I initially thought we drifted as we head to different pathways) made me appreciate more to who I'm surrounded with :) I know for the fact that every person in my life serves a purpose. This gives me more of a reason to stay and be glad that I'm still alive :)

Not just friends-wise, I am also so super blessed for all the success this blog has been getting. I can't thankyou enough for following, sending in questions, dropping by to say hi and even just stopping by the page for a second. It's really nice of all of you and I love you guys for it.
Lately, since my birthday is approaching, most of you have been mailing me early presents.... I am damn shocked by the amount and type of kind gifts I have received. Some of the gifts I must say, are very high-end branded products... I really do hope that if you are planning to gift me, please do not over-spend, I feel really bad :( for I do not think I deserve these kinds of luxury goods, I only merely help you all in the best of my ability and wish for nothing in return.
*I will do the reviews once I have tried on them on my beauty blog, do stay in tune!*

All these blessings I've been receiving, I just realised they have been here my whole life, I just didn't take the time to see them…
Yet, I still feel like something is missing.